Financial Information Graduate Program Home Page

You can follow the links below to estimate the cost of Graduate Study in Mathematics at the University of Oregon. The majority of our graduate students (all but two or three each year) are supported by Graduate Teaching Fellowships. In exchange for teaching one undergraduate course per quarter (three quarters per year), you receive a full tuition waiver plus a subsistence level salary. We also guarantee all graduate students the opportunity to teach a class in the summer session if they wish, which provides an additional summer salary.


2003-2004 Estimated Expenses Back to top

The figures provided are estimates for 9 months of study, and are for planning purposes only. Every effort has been made to provide the most accurate information available about tuition and fees but, until approved by the State Board of Higher Education, all tuition and fee estimates are subject to change. This information is based on the information in the Financial Aid web site.

Oregon Resident:
Tuition & Fees $7,863
Housing, Food & Utilities $6,255
Other Personal Expenses $3,500
TOTAL $17,618
Non-resident:
Tuition & Fees $13,269
Housing, Food & Utilities $6,255
Other Personal Expenses $3,500
TOTAL $23,024
International:
Tuition & Fees $13,269
Housing, Food & Utilities $6,255
Other Personal Expenses $4,500
TOTAL $24,024
Dependents:
Spouse $4,684
Child $2,250


Support from Graduate Teaching Fellowships Back to top

The primary source of support for our graduate students is from a Graduate Teaching Fellowship.

If you are awarded a GTF, you receive a full tuition waiver plus a contribution towards the non-instructional fees set by the Oregon University System. These fees cover various miscellaneous things, including notably the free Lane Transit District bus pass.

In addition, GTFs in the Department of Mathematics are paid a salary of $13,000 per 9 month period (as of the 2003/4 academic year). Most of our GTFs also choose to teach an additional course in one of the 4 week summer sessions, earning an additional salary of $2,500 over the summer vacation. This brings the total salary to $15,500 per year. Please remember when comparing the salary offered with other institutions that the cost of living in Eugene is relatively modest compared to many larger US cities!

Individual health insurance is also provided for GTFs, and a subsidized rate is offered for family members during the academic year. (During the summer, insurance coverage is not provided at no cost, so individuals must pay for their own, as well as dependent, coverage.) There is some additional information about health insurance for international students on the Office of Admissions International Student page.


Other Sources of Financial Support Back to top

For information about Student Loans, you can try:

There are some other awards and prizes available to graduate students. Internally in the math department, we have two prizes each year ($5000 each), one of which is awarded to a GTF who has shown themselves to be an outstanding teacher, and the other is awarded to a graduate student who has done outstanding research. There are also some university-wide fellowships available, see You might also consider applying for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, though these are highly competitive: